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The case against Jeffrey McQuay Caples, accused of killing his wife, Kelly Ann Caples, in December, can go forward, Judge Richard Titus ruled at a competency hearing Wednesday afternoon in Carroll County Circuit Court.

Anne Arundel Circuit Judge Michael Wachs will preside over the Capital Gazette murder trial, taking over for outgoing Judge Laura Ripken, who was appointed last week to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals.